{"id":115832,"date":"2020-12-03T16:37:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T21:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/?p=115832"},"modified":"2021-08-12T20:54:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T00:54:26","slug":"10-ways-to-make-teams-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/10-ways-to-make-teams-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Make Teams Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\"10<\/a>Thanks to the continuing COVID-19<\/a><\/span>\u00a0lockdowns<\/strong> and the resulting growth in work from home<\/strong><\/a>, Microsoft<\/a>\u00a0(MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> Teams<\/strong><\/a> has been steadily growing its user numbers<\/a>. The collaboration platform<\/strong> has expanded from 20 million users in November 2019 to 115 million<\/a> daily active users (DAU). This growth has put Teams among the most popular collaboration platform during these uncertain times.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

\"keyboard<\/a>If you are part of the growing number of project managers working from home<\/strong> using the collaboration software<\/strong> Teams to keep in touch with your project teams – are you an efficient Teams user? It has been estimated<\/a> that you might be spending 64 hours every year on unnecessary keyboard-to-mouse coordination<\/strong> in Teams and other GUI’s. Here are 10 keyboard shortcuts<\/strong> to increase your Microsoft Teams productivity in 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

Teams Keyboard Shortcuts<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n

1 – Zoom In<\/strong> – (Ctrl+Equals sign) \u2013 This keyboard shortcut helps find things visually, especially after a long day, when your eyes are tired out from all the blue light fatigue. You can zoom in anywhere across the Windows app to improve its accessibility. .

\"Toggle<\/a>2 – Toggle mute<\/strong> – (Ctrl+Shift+M) – Use this keyboard shortcut to cut out noise during calls, quickly chime in without adding to ambient noise, and have more focused conversations.
Bonus tip#1 – Toggle video (Ctrl+Shift+O) but this is available only on the desktop version.

3 – Start an audio call<\/strong> – (Ctrl+Shift+C) – Use this keyboard shortcut from within a chat to start an audio call with chat participants. Bonus tip#2 – Use Ctrl+Shift+U to starting a video call.<\/p>\r\n

4. Go to sharing toolbar<\/strong> – (Ctrl+Shift+Space) – It is called collaboration software for a reason – This keyboard shortcut brings up the toolbar so you can share your screen, give someone else control and start the whiteboard.<\/p>\r\n

5. Blur background<\/strong> – (Ctrl+Shift+P) \u2013 If you are WFH with a messy bookshelf or a refrigerator with kid\u2019s drawings right behind you -this keyboard shortcut lets you quickly blur the background and present a professional setting for your video feed.<\/p>\r\n

\"quickly<\/a>6. Attach files –<\/strong> (Ctrl+O) – This keyboard shortcut allows you to quickly attach a document or a file when communicating with someone via chat. It will open a pop-up menu where you can choose to add files either from Microsoft OneDrive or from your local storage.<\/p>\r\n

7. Start a new line<\/strong> – (Shift+Enter) \u2013 This keyboard combo is useful for when you want to create paragraphs or bulleted lists inside a chat message. It will bring the cursor to a new line, within the message, instead of sending it right away as would happen if you were to press only Enter.<\/p>\r\n

8. Edit a chat message<\/strong> – (Page Up arrow key) \u2013 If you have missed out on any information or made a typo, the Page Up button on your keyboard lets you edit your last sent message without having to press the More button.<\/p>\r\n

9. Enter an emoji<\/strong> – (emotion keyword) \u2013 Instead of scrolling thru the lists of emojis – type in the keyword within the parentheses. Examples include<\/p>\r\n